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Swedish Immigrant Working Women in the Upper Midwest

Special | 41m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Marcus Cederström explores life in the Midwest for single, female, Swedish immigrants.

Aired 08/14/2018 | Rating TV-G

University Place

Swedish Immigrant Working Women in the Upper Midwest

Special | 41m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Marcus Cederström explores life in the Midwest for single, female, Swedish immigrants.

Marcus Cederström, Community Curator of Nordic-American Folklore at UW-Madison, discusses what life was like for single Swedish women who immigrated to the Midwest between 1881 and 1920. The women often got jobs in domestic service or through contacts with other Swedish women who recommended the immigrants to their bosses.

Aired 08/14/2018 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

Swedish Immigrant Working Women in the Upper Midwest

Special | 41m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Marcus Cederström, Community Curator of Nordic-American Folklore at UW-Madison, discusses what life was like for single Swedish women who immigrated to the Midwest between 1881 and 1920. The women often got jobs in domestic service or through contacts with other Swedish women who recommended the immigrants to their bosses.

Aired 08/14/2018 | Rating TV-G

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